Adil al-Abab, Former Chief Religious Cleric, Winter 2010

Name of Author
Adil al-Abab
Body

“We target [the Yemeni soldiers] because they are the ones standing against the establishment of khilafah [the Caliphate].”“Q&A with Shaykh Adil al-Abbab,” Inspire Magazine 4 (2010): 21.

Rhetoric Category
Pro-Islamism
Pro-Violence
Threat
AQAP (Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula)

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